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Lamar Station Crossing Public Art Dedicated to Bill Lunsford, Founding Development Director of Metro West Housing Solutions
The public art installation at Lamar Station Crossing, Dancing Light Poles, is complete. Metro West Housing Solutions CEO Tami Fischer recently took its honoree, Bill

Metro West Housing Solutions Bestowed with Legend Award by West Colfax Community Association
DENVER, CO – The West Colfax Community Association today awarded its Legend Award to Metro West Housing Solutions at the Annual West Colfax Lately luncheon.

Working to Create a Legacy
Neighbors comes together to improve Belmar Community On Wednesday, August 2, Doug Wells and Cathy Hatfield from the Belmar Community Connection Neighborhood Association (BCC) came

Bike program gives residents at Creekside a unique way to explore their community.
Creekside residents regularly experience their community and go sightseeing within their neighborhood, thanks to the folks at Cycling Without Age. “I was out last week

Summer STEM Series at Metro West Housing Solutions
Metro West Housing Solutions and CSU Extension have joined together to offer STEM classes to kids at four of our apartment homes – Lamar Station,

Lamar Station Pilots Credit Building Program in conjunction with CHFA
Lamar Station Apartments is piloting a new program, Rent Track, in conjunction with the Colorado Hotel & Financing Authority (CHFA). The program helps build assets

CHFA Awards 2023 First Round Housing Tax Credit to Metro West Housing Solutions
Williams Pointe project named for MWHS’s first developer LAKEWOOD, CO – Metro West Housing Solutions (MWHS), the official housing authority for the City of Lakewood,

May is National Affordable Housing Month
May is National Affordable Housing Month. Affordable housing is defined as consuming no more than 30% of a household’s gross income. This percentage allows families

New Mural will be Painted at 5800 Apartments
PHOTO OP NEW DATE New Mural will be Painted at 5800 ApartmentsMcLain High School Students partners with Alameda Connects and MWHS WHO: Students from

Governor Jared Polis Visits Lamar Station Crossing
January 30, 2023 We want to thank Governor Jared Polis for his interest in affordable housing and for taking time to visit us and learn

NNO 2022
August 5, 2022 Our communities had a blast celebrating National Night Out! From ice cream socials to nacho bars and tie-dye to face painting to

Creekside Residents Prepare for the Wish of a Lifetime
Three residents at our Creekside community are getting ready to go on trips of a lifetime. Meet Shirley, Tony, and Connie, who were all chosen

MWHS Celebrates Award Wins
MWHS was recently honored with two Colorado NAHRO awards! Our Resident Services Team at Creekside was recognized for the work they did to bring Project

Creekside Staff Recognized With Senior Heroes Award
Our Resident Services Coordinators at Creekside were recently honored with the Jefferson County Council on Aging’s Senior Heroes Award! We are so proud of the

MWHS Celebrates Opening of Lamar Station Crossing Phase II
We were thrilled to end 2021 by opening Lamar Station Crossing Phase II, providing 65 more units of affordable housing to Lakewood residents just in

Lamar Station Crossing Phase II Opening in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — In 2022, Lakewood has an additional 65 units of affordable housing that are now home to hard-working families and individuals. In early

MWHS Celebrates Sage Corner
Metro West Housing Solutions is proud to announce the opening of Sage Corner, our newest affordable housing community located directly across from beautiful Kendrick Lake Park

Sage Corner Opening in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Metro West Housing Solutions (MWHS) is celebrating the addition of 43 new units of affordable housing with the opening of its portfolio’s

Indy Street Flats Wins Eagle Award
We were honored that Indy Street Flats was among Housing Colorado’s 2020 Eagle Award winners for! Check out this video highlighting Indy Street Flats and

Project Joy Bomb Comes to Creekside
The artistic group Handsome Little Devils brought their Project Joy Bomb to our Residences at Creekside! Project Joy Bomb is a series of socially-distanced, art-based activations throughout

Indy Street Flats Wins Housing Colorado Eagle Award
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Metro West Housing Solutions (MWHS) is thrilled to announce that Indy Street Flats—a 115-unit affordable housing community—was awarded Housing Colorado’s 2020 Eagle

Lamar Station Crossing is Awarded Tax Credits
LAKEWOOD, COLO — Metro West Housing Solutions (MWHS), a nonprofit developer and manager of affordable apartment communities, is pleased to announce the agency was awarded

Indy Street Flats Opening In Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — As of December 13, there are 115 more units of affordable housing in Lakewood. Last Friday, Metro West Housing Solutions (MWHS) celebrated

Celebrating Indy Street Flats’ Grand Opening
As of December 13, there are 115 more units of affordable housing in Lakewood. Indy Street Flats, our newest affordable housing community located at 1440

Fifty Eight Hundred Honored with Tax Credit Excellence Award
Fifty Eight Hundred was honored by Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner and Congressman Ed Perlmutter with the Charles Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award. MWHS

Fifty Eight Hundred Apartments Win ULI Award
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Earlier this month, Fifty Eight Hundred—Metro West Housing Solutions’ (MWHS) newest affordable housing community—was awarded the Urban Land Institute of Colorado’s 2019

Fifty Eight Hundred Wins Prestigious ULI Impact Award
Metro West was honored to accept the Urban Land Institute of Colorado’s 2019 Impact Award in Innovation! Fifty Eight Hundred was selected as the winner out

MWHS is Awarded Tax Credits For Sage Corner
LAKEWOOD, COLO — Metro West Housing Solutions (MWHS), a nonprofit developer and manager ofaffordable apartment communities, is pleased to announce the agency was awarded Low

Fifty-Eight Hundred Grand Opening
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — On October 9, Metro West Housing Solutions (MWHS), a nonprofit developer and manager of affordable apartment homes, celebrated the grand opening of

Celebrating the Fifty Eight Hundred Grand Opening
On October 9, we celebrated the Grand Opening of the Fifty Eight Hundred community at 5800 W. Alameda Ave. The grand opening ceremony brought together

Metro West Housing Solutions Breaks Ground on Apartments at Lakewood Masonic Lodge
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — At 68 years old, the Lakewood Masonic Lodge is one of the oldest buildings in the historic Eiber neighborhood. Although the lodge

Trishaw Helps Seniors Feel the Wind in Their Hair
The right to feel the wind in one’s hair is the philosophy of Cycling Without Age, a global movement to get seniors back on bikes

Topping off marks milestone in construction of new affordable housing in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, COLO.— A vacant 1980s-era office building is closer in its transformation to becoming an affordable home for families. Metro West Housing Solutions (MWHS), Lakewood’s

BIG changes happening to Fifty Eight Hundred’s construction on a daily basis
If you’ve driven down Alameda recently, you may have seen some BIG changes happening to Fifty Eight Hundred’s construction on a daily basis. The transformation

Lamar’s Outdoor Classroom receives national 2017 AISC Ideas2 Award
At MWHS, we strive to be innovative in all of our designs and developments, but it’s not every day that one of these projects is

CityScape at Belmar receives 2016 Architecture and Design Award from Senior Housing News
Senior Housing News (SHN) honored CityScape, new senior apartments in Lakewood’s downtown, with the Affordable Housing Award in its national 2016 Architecture & Design competition. SHN

Lamar Station Crossing receives national recognition
Lamar Station Crossing has been awarded the National Tax Credit Excellence Award in the Metropolitan Housing category for this year’s Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards

CityScape at Belmar, senior apartment community, celebrates grand opening
The Belmar community finally welcomes its first affordable housing in CityScape at Belmar, a mixed-income senior apartment community. With 130-units, CityScape is a LEED Platinum